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Tom Perez responded to President Trump's claim that the Democratic National Committee race was "rigged" by turning the same criticism against Trump in a CNN interview.

"We need to look at whether this race was rigged by Trump and his buddy Vladimir Putin," Perez said. He added that letting Attorney General Jeff Sessions investigate accusations of Russian involvement would amount to the "fox guarding the henhouse."

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) also responded to those claims in a separate CNN interview, insisting the race was not rigged.

When asked if Sanders would share his mailing list of progressive supporters to the DNC, Sanders deflected, saying he would support candidates who would "stand up to the 1 percent."

The race's most prominent candidates were Perez, who was the Labor Secretary under President Obama, and Rep. Keith Ellison (R-MN), endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and much of the party's left wing.

On Saturday, Trump congratulated Perez sarcastically, saying he "could not be happier for him, or for the Republican Party."

The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally "rigged." Bernie's guy, like Bernie himself, never had a chance. Clinton demanded Perez!